Percy Chapman
Arthur Percy Frank Chapman
Born: 3 September 1900, The Mount, Reading, Berkshire
Died: 16 September 1961, Alton, Hampshire
Major Teams: Cambridge University, Kent, England.
Known As: Percy Chapman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Medium, Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Test Debut: England v South Africa at Birmingham, 1st Test, 1924
Last Test: England v South Africa at Durban, 5th Test, 1930/31
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1919
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 26 36 4 925 121 28.90 1 5 32 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 40 1 20 0 - - 0 0 - 3.00
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1920 - 1939)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 394 554 44 16309 260 31.97 27 75 356 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1570 921 22 41.86 5-40 1 0 71.3 3.51
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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In his prime a thrilling batsman, and wonderful fielder, capable
of turning the course of a match in a moment of brilliance, and
a popular hero as captain of a successful England team. A tall
powerful man, he was a star of school and University teams
before making his mark at county and International level.
Originally qualified for Berkshire, he appeared for Kent from
1926 onwards. Left handed, he batted with a high back swing, and
full follow through, reminiscent of players 40 years before his
time. He hit the ball very hard, and his lofted drives were
immense. In the field he used his height, reach, agility and
huge hands to great effect in the arc between slip and cover,
especially at gully. His catch of Bradman from a full blooded
cut in the LordŐs Test of 1930 was astounding (he also made his
only test hundred in this game). He was a popular captain of
England, winning back the Ashes in his first Test as captain,
and retaining them in 1928-9. He played one of the great innings
of inter-war county cricket in 1927, when, coming in with Kent
70/5 he hit the Lancashire bowling for 260 in just 3 hours.
ChapmanŐs batting appeared to decline with the responsibility of
captaincy, but he continued to lead Kent until 1936. Always
fond of a drink (he was reputed to have a large gin and tonic
brought out to him at drinks intervals), his later years were
marred by alcoholism (Dave Liverman, 1998).
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